Isabel Ilumin
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves”
- Carl Jung
Life can present many challenges that are difficult to process emotionally and cognitively. These internal roadblocks are unhealed traumas from our past. It could be emotional wounds from your childhood, sociocultural pressures, interpersonal conflicts, or heartbreaks. Through a person-centered approach, I will provide you with the therapeutic space to explore your emotions and thoughts with unconditional positive regard. Together we will identify your triggers and how they have been impacting your daily life. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) principles will be introduced to identify your emotional mind, rational mind, and wise mind to help navigate your choices in life through your value system. My belief is if we don’t know what our values are, we are navigating life without a roadmap. DBT will also provide you with the skills to help manage your emotions and build a life worth living. I will also apply other therapeutic modalities based on your emotional and cognitive needs such as Emotion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Having worked with clients with emotion dysregulation and those challenged with substance use addiction, I empathize with those who need to self-medicate to soothe internal discomforts. Together we will explore those discomforts and through a psychoeducational approach, I will teach you the skills on how to become more comfortable with being uncomfortable and apply mindfulness practice. Depending on your treatment plan, I will provide exercises that will help reinforce a healthier narrative. Life is not without pain; what we can manage is our suffering.
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Isabel holds a B.A. in Psychology and a Bachelor of Social Work (Cum laude) from York University. While at York University, she helped build the first 24-hour respite shelter in Toronto. She then obtained an M.A. in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Isabel is a member of the Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP) and a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Isabel has taught DBT psychoeducational groups for Dialectical Living and Addiction Rehab Toronto.
Isabel has extensive experience with individuals challenged with addiction and emotional dysregulation. Isabel builds a trusting therapeutic alliance through the person-centered approach by providing a nonjudgmental environment. Her lived experience with addiction and emotion dysregulation allows for empathy and unconditional positive regard. Isabel’s therapeutic approach is tailored to explore presenting issues and to achieve individual therapeutic goals.
Isabel Ilumin
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Psychotherapy and Counselling
ACCREDITATIONS
Registered with the CRPO (College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario)
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Addiction
Anxiety
Borderline Personality Disorder
Depression
Emotional Dysregulation
Family Conflict
Grief and Loss
Substance Use Disorder
Trauma
THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Person-Centred
Psychodynamic Therapy
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
WORKS WITH
Individuals
Couples
Families
Teens 16+
FORMATS
In-person
Online
LANGUAGES
English
FEES
$155 per 50 minute Individual session
$195 per 50 minute Couples session
$195 per 50 minute Families session
BOOKINGS
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